Constitutional and administrative law. /
O. Hood Phillips.
- 5th ed.
- London : Sweet and Maxwell, 1973.
- xlvi, 669 p. : 23 cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Part I: Introduction: The nature of constitutional and administrative law -- General characteristics of the British Constitution -- The legislative supremacy of parliament -- Can parliament bind its successors? -- Constitutional conventions -- Part II: Parliament: The High Court of Parliament -- The House of Lords -- The House of Commons -- Parliament procedure -- National finance and scrutiny of the administration -- Parliamentary privilege -- Part III: The Crown and the Central Government: The Monarchy -- The royal prerogative -- The privy council -- The cabinet and the prime minister -- Central government departments and civil service -- The Armed Forces -- Emergency powers of the executive -- Part IV: Justice and police : The administration of justice -- The police -- Part V: Rights and duties of the individual: Nationality, Immigration and extradition -- Offences against the state -- Freedom of person and property -- Freedom of speech -- Freedom of assembly and association -- Part VI: Administrative law: Local government -- Public corporations -- Delighted legislation -- Administrative jurisdiction -- Judicial control of public authorities: I. liability -- Judicial control of public authorities: II. remedies -- Crown Proceedings -- Part VII: The Common wealth: The United Kingdom and Commonwealth -- British colonies -- Independence within the Commonwealth -- Appeals to the privy Council.